Fownhope
Fownhope is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, an area of outstanding natural beauty on the banks of the River Wye. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 999.Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 779 residents
- Description: village in Herefordshire, UK
- Also known as: “Fownhope, Herefordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary and The Green Man Inn.
The Green Man Inn
Guest house
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Green Man Inn is a guest house.
Capler Camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capler Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located 2.5 kilometres south of Fownhope, Herefordshire, England. The Camp is on a hill top above the River Wye. It has a double layer of ditches enclosing 10 acres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballingham and Holme Lacy.
Ballingham
Village
Ballingham is a small village of 181 at the 2011 census in Herefordshire, England, situated in a loop of the River Wye, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye.
Holme Lacy
Village
Photo: Stuart Cann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holme Lacy is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 466 at the 2011 census. Holme Lacy is situated 2 miles northwest of Fownhope.
Bolstone
Hamlet
Photo: paul wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolstone is a hamlet and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, 9 km south of Hereford. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 34. Bolstone is situated 2 miles southwest of Fownhope.
Fownhope
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Fownhope, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.00488° or 52° 0′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.61272° or 2° 36′ 46″ westPopulation
779Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9C4V293P+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 249625476OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2649121Wikidata ID
Q3784255
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Fownhope” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fownhope New Memorial Hall and St Mary’s CofE Primary School.
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